The Editor: At our meeting on May 8, 2025, the board of directors of the Point Roberts Taxpayers Association (PRTA) voted unanimously to endorse the proposed Whatcom County Library System (WCLS) levy ...

Point Roberts families gathered May 27 at the community center on Gulf Road to learn about a new educational option that could keep local children from daily bus rides to Blaine. Tennessee Briand and ...

Margarita Hawayek is the new head chef at The 19th Hole, the log cabin restaurant at the Point Roberts Golf and Country Club. Since opening in mid-April along with the course, the restaurant has built ...

Whatcom County’s candidate filing period for the August 5 primary election ended, and 149 candidates have officially filed to run for 100 open offices. Only races with more than two candidates will ...

Presenting the final results of a Point Roberts drainage study at the Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee meeting on May 15, county engineer Eris Vavra was blunt in his assessment – it would ...

A weed is a plant growing where you don’t want it. Having an abundance of weeds is referred to as weed pressure, even if the weeds themselves are not harmful. I’m getting lots of questions about weeds ...

Jazz Vespers! What is it? Does it involve praying, sermons, and singing hymns? Well, no. It’s a time for inspiration and music, for sharing, meeting people and coming together to enjoy community.

The Blaine Borderites had a busy weekend with multiple district and state tournaments over the past weekend. Girls tennis sent three players to the state tournament in Yakima, while nine track and ...

Suzanne Rosser: “I’m reading The Celts by Peter Berresford Ellis – one of the leading experts on Celtic history and culture. He has a real talent for making complex research easy to understand. The ...

In the second fire in a week, a house on Peltier Drive was destroyed on the morning of May 15. “By the time [firefighters] got there, the flames were coming through the roof,” said fire chief ...

A Point Roberts Prom was held May 3 at the community center. Sponsored by the park and recreation district along with the seniors association, Rick and Makai Genovese were crowned the first Point ...

Fire Incidents for April 2025 Total calls 40: EMS calls 13, resulting in the following transports: St. Joseph Hospital 2, North Whatcom Fire and Rescue 1, Airlift Northwest 3; fire classification 10 ...